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Duplicate Categories!
What should I do do remove duplicate categories? If I delete the category, it deletes both of them, as they are the same exact thing.

Thanks in advance.

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Use the ID field to narrow the delete search and then delete that category...then use the Check Cat option to fix the links that have lost connections to the category.

Regards,

Eliot Lee
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When I click "List all," there is only one category, but on the site, it lists the category twice.

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Uh...did you even take my advice and type in the ID (identification number) of the duplicate category in the delete search menu for categories in admin.cgi. Where the heck did I tell you to List All?

Regards,

Eliot Lee
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Yes, I actually did take your advice. I type in the ID, and the category comes up. I delete it, and it deletes both of them...

How can I only remove one of them?

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Well it should only delete the category relating the the ID you entered.

Why not manually remove the category from the category database and knock one off the categoryid total.

Paul
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The two cateogries have the same ID. They are the same cateogory, but it is just being linked to twice on the home page.

Any ideas? Thanks.

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Uh as I said, remove the DUPLICATE.

Paul
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Have you done what Paul suggested? If not open up categories.db in a text editor and do as Paul suggested. As this is likely to sort the problem.

Good Luck!

Glenn
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Doh, beaten to it by 3 minutes Laugh

Good Luck!

Glenn
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Thanks all, I fixed it.

I didn't know you meant edit categories.db :)

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In Reply To:

Why not manually remove the category from the category database and knock one off the categoryid total.


category database = categories.db

Pretty easy...and self-explanatory, if you ask me.

Regards,

Eliot Lee